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Passkeys vs. Passwords: The State of Passkeys on Cloud Sites

Duo's Security Blog

We’ve been answering these questions in this blog series by unpacking the pros and cons of passkey technology from different authentication perspectives. Today, we’re focusing on how passkeys compare to passwords when it comes to authenticating on cloud sites. A separate set of passkeys are required to authenticate into each site.

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Don’t Bet on Passwords: Using MFA to Make Insuring Your Security Less of a Gamble

Duo's Security Blog

A password manager can go a long way in helping to simplify that process, but multi-factor authentication (MFA) security can help even more. Using MFA to make insuring your organization a safe bet In layman’s terms, multi-factor authentication is the practice of using two or more factors to verify the identity of users logging on.

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Water utility CISO offers tips to stay secure as IT and OT converge

SC Magazine

Kristin Sanders, CISO for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, revealed how New Mexico’s largest water and wastewater utility has been addressing the security challenge. The post Water utility CISO offers tips to stay secure as IT and OT converge appeared first on SC Media. Asaavedra32, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Clarity and Transparency: How to Build Trust for Zero Trust

Cisco Security

As a product marketer, I spend most of my daily existence casting about for the perfect word to use in web copy, a webinar, or video script. In the Harvard Business Review’s “Begin with Trust ”, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss describe three key drivers for trust: authenticity, logic, and empathy.

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What's the Buzz on Passwordless?

Duo's Security Blog

At Duo, we're building a passwordless authentication solution that’s as easy to set up as it is to use – with our world-class security baked in. Your Journey Begins with Multi-Factor Authentication See the video at the blog post. Advisory CISO J. The passwordless future is sooner than you think. Our experts have you covered.

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3 Steps to Prevent a Case of Compromised Credentials

Duo's Security Blog

Passwords are a weak point in modern-day secure authentication practices, with Verizon highlighting that almost 50% of breaches start with compromised credentials. Until a fully password-free environment is deployed, accepted, and adopted by all users, less secure methods of authentication will still be relied on.

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The Bridge to Zero Trust

CyberSecurity Insiders

He’ll also look at why identity and access management are the first elements you should modernize as you start your zero trust journey, and how Zero Trust Authentication will help accelerate your journey.